Brian Freemantle

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Brian Harry Freemantle (born June 10, 1936 in Southampton ) is a British author of espionage novels , which are characterized by harshness and realism .

For years Freemantle was a foreign correspondent for several respected British newspapers, including Moscow , which is reflected in some of his novels ( "Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose" , "The Button Man" ). In 1975, as part of the American escape from Vietnam , he organized the only British-initiated transport of Vietnamese orphans from Saigon, which was enclosed by the Viet Cong . He processed the experiences he made in the novel "Rules of Engagement" , which was published in German under the title "Flucht aus Vietnam" .

He began writing political thrillers in the early 1970s and has been a full-time writer since 1975. He had his big breakthrough in 1977 with the novel Charlie Muffin , in which the British agent of the same name appeared for the first time , who is not a smart Superman and an “ Oxbridge graduate”, but a rather shabby but tricky man from a humble background. He has appeared in 13 novels so far. In 1979 the first, with David Hemmings in the title role , was made into a film by Jack Gold (see Charlie Muffin ).

He also wrote non-fiction books about the KGB , CIA and international organized crime ( "The Octopus. Europe in the Grip of Organized Crime" ), which also often plays a role in his novels ( "The Laundryman" , "Monopoly" ).

Freemantle also published under the pseudonyms John Maxwell, Jonathan Evans, Richard Gant, Jack Winchester and Harry Asher, but most of the novels originally published under a pseudonym were published in Germany under his real name.

Works

Charlie Muffin Novels

  • Agent Poker (Charlie Muffin, 1977) - ISBN 3-548-10045-7
  • Chasing Charlie Muffin (Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie, 1978) - ISBN 3-548-10220-4
  • Charlie Muffin's move (The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin, 1979) - ISBN 3-548-10088-0
  • A Bottle for Charlie Muffin (Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam, 1980) - ISBN 3-548-10161-5
  • Abgesang auf Charlie Muffin (Madrigal for Charlie Muffin, 1981) - ISBN 3-548-10177-1
  • A Rose for Charlie Muffin (Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose, 1985) - ISBN 3-548-10366-9
  • Smile Charlie Muffin (Charlie Muffin San, 1987) - ISBN 3-548-10563-7
  • Poking around in the fog (The Run Around, 1988) - ISBN 3-453-06478-X
  • Comrade Charlie, 1989
  • The Apprentice (Charlie's Apprentice, 1993) - ISBN 3-453-11640-2
  • Charlie's Chance 1996
  • Dead Men Living, 2000
  • Kings of Many Castles, 2001
  • Red Star Rising, 2010
  • Red Star Burning, 2012
  • Red Star Falling, 2013

Cowley and Danilov novels

  • Sniper (The Button Man, 1992) - ISBN 3-453-13682-9
  • No Time For Heroes, 1994
  • The Watchmen, 2000
  • Triple Cross, 2004

Other novels (only also published in German)

Non-fiction

  • Ian Fleming: Man with the Golden Pen, 1966; other title: Ian Fleming: The Fantastic 007 Man (as Richard Gant)
  • Sean Connery, Gilt-Edged Bond, 1967 (as Richard Gant)
  • The Touchables, 1968 (as Richard Gant)
  • KGB: Inside the World's Largest Intelligence Networks, 1982
  • CIA: The 'Honorable' Company, 1983
  • The Fix: Inside the World Drug Trade, 1985
  • The Steal: Counterfeiting and Industrial Espionage, 1986
  • Importers of Crime - Europe in the Grip of Organized Crime (The Octopus: Europe in the Grip of Organized Crime, 1995) - ISBN 3-453-13190-8

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personal data
SURNAME Freemantle, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maxwell, John (pseudonym); Evans, Jonathan (pen name); Winchester, Jack (pseudonym); Asher, Harry (pen name); Gant, Richard (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British author of espionage novels
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Southampton